Focus, intent, misdirection, quality versus quantity: these are all concepts a good trapsmith plays with to achieve his goal. Indeed, a great trapsmith does more than set a trap; he asks a question of intruders: “Is this a price you are willing to pay, to progress further?” This week the author of the astonishing “Traps […]
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The hill moved, which of course is ridiculous. Then I heard deep breathing and the crash of the willow coppice as the creatures—for there were two—came into view. The ychen bannog of legend: longhaired oxen the size of churches, flanks steaming in the morning mist from a night’s toil while crows danced about their horns.
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By day, Dario Nardi is a lecturer at the University of California Los Angeles, where he teaches classes in “artificial intelligences and robotics, personality and organizational behavior, modeling and simulation of complex systems, and undergraduate curriculum design.” He uses computer models, group simulations, and he encourages students to pursue their own interests in their own
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I need a little clarification for gaze attacks; it seems that those attacks are always functioning. For example, a character who begins a turn within range of a creature with a gaze attack must make the appropriate saving throw. However, a creature with a gaze attack also can take an action to force another save
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Welcome back to Behind the Spells, the series that provides a historical background, secret effects, and related material to classic spells of the world’s most famous fantasy roleplaying game. The rules (presented after the “Spell Secret” header) are compatible with any 3.5/OGL fantasy game, and the background weaves the spell into the lore of the
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…Sturmgar kicked in the door, and strode into the hall, greatsword drawn. Sir Norrick and the rest of the Company of the Wyvern filed in behind him, weapons and spells at the ready. The officers of the Iron Legion were in the midst of their evening meal. At the head of the table, General Sidion
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Scarrport: City of Secrets is a supplement from Reality Deviant Publications that offers a “campaign cutout”, a single city that can easily be dropped into any campaign setting. For me, Scarrport was love at first sight. In addition to a city full of plot hooks, inventive monsters, and and even new equipment, it also had
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Tired of hearing about triple-templated messes? Here’s the last template you’ll ever need. [More…]
Friday Funny: the Dead Template Read More »
As the lead designer for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (PFRPG), Jason Bulmahn has one job: produce a game that is true to the feel of 3.5e, but that offers “a better play experience.” And the word among the members of his design team is that Bulmahn has outdone himself. “Jason’s been working 24–7 on the
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The rules say a Tiny creature can move into or through a Medium creature’s space. Can it end its movement in that space? Can the Medium creature do anything about it? A Tiny creature can indeed move into or through a square another creature occupies, friend or foe. The other creature doesn’t have to be
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In an effort to better understand the Open Design patrons and readers, the kobolds have put together a survey. Please let us know what you think! Click Here to take survey
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The Halls of the Mountain King project is taking its new monsters from OGL to 4E this month, and so we figured we’d show you a re-designed version of the 3E/OGL Crag Drake that was featured here back in February. Stone made predatory beast, these creature prowl cavern tunnels and mineshafts as jaguars would stalk
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We’ve been giving away dice at a steady clip (ok, ok, they’re disappearing faster than I thought), and we’re down to the last 100-some sets. This is by far the biggest promotion we’ve ever done, literally thousands of dollars of dice shipped to subscribers. Take advantage of it today just by subscribing to either the
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Welcome back to Behind the Spells, the series that provides a historical background, secret effects, and related material to classic spells of the world’s most famous fantasy roleplaying game. The rules (presented after the “Spell Secret” header) are compatible with any 3.5/OGL fantasy game, and the background weaves the spell into the lore of the
Behind the Spells: Explosive Runes Read More »
Yes ladies and gents, Kobold Ecologies has been unleashed up on the world. Lord have mercy, it’s a monster! This book collects every ecology from every issue of Kobold Quarterly to date, updates them and revises them, and then ADDS MORE Ecologies. It’s an Ecology sandwich. And those new ones are not just any additional
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Quicksilver oozes are a freakish combination of alchemical reagents and magical energy, born from laboratory experiments gone awry. Their shape is completely malleable, but when at rest a quicksilver ooze most closely resembles a pool of liquid silver. The ooze is rarely at rest, however, as it searches the world for its lone source of
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